1. Smart Searching Library Instruction Fall 2008

2. Breaking down your Topic Imagine the title of the ideal book or magazine article – The virtual economies of video games Identify key concepts – Economies / Video Games Think of synonyms or alternate search words 2

3. Identifying Search Terms 3 Economies Currency Capital Commodities Video games Digital games Virtual worlds Synthetic worlds Economies Video Games Key Concepts Synonyms/Alternate Search Terms

4. Basic Searching Techniques Boolean Operators Truncation Phrase Searching Field Searching Setting Limits 4

5. Boolean Operators Boolean operators link concepts within a search AND (to include all terms / concepts) OR (to include at least one term / concept) NOT (to exclude terms / concepts) 5

6. Boolean Operators 6

7. Truncation or Wildcards Expands a term to include all forms of the root word: econom* finds economics, economy, economies, economical 7

8. Phrase Searching Phrase searching forces the database to look for two or more words together Instead of: video games Try: “video games” or (video games) 8

9. Field Searching Title Author Subject Descriptor Anywhere 9

10. Setting Limits Language Date Type of Publication 10

11. Putting It All Together (video game* OR digital game* OR synthetic world* OR virtual world*) AND (econom* OR currenc* OR capital OR commodit*) 11

12. Refining Your Search To find FEWER results, – Search in specific fields (title, abstract, subjects etc.) – Add or change search limits (date, language, etc.) – Add more search terms (using AND) – Use phrase searching instead of AND 12

13. Refining Your Search To find MORE results, – Use truncation or wildcard characters (* or ?) – Include more synonyms (use OR) – Search “anywhere” rather than in specific fields – Remove search limits (e.g. date, language, etc.) – Use AND instead of phrase searching 13

14. Refining Your Search To find more RELEVANT results, – Use NOT to exclude unwanted terms – Search specific fields (title, abstract, subject/descriptor, etc.) – Use AND instead of OR 14

15. Any Questions?

16. Some Examples… TRELLIS Research Databases – CSA – Web of Science Google/Google Scholar 16

17. TRELLIS What is TRELLIS? – 3 catalogues in 1… — Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier, and Guelph (TUG) What will I find? – Books – Journals – Government documents – Conference proceedings – Etc. 17

18. TRELLIS For searching topics, use the Advanced Search 18

19. TRELLIS 19

20. TRELLIS 20 Search Strategy #1

21. TRELLIS 21

22. TRELLIS 22 Click on “LOCATION” or check the sign beside the elevators

23. TRELLIS 23

24. TRELLIS 24

25. TRELLIS 25

26. TRELLIS 26 Search Strategy #2a

27. TRELLIS 27

28. TRELLIS 28 Search Strategy #2b

29. TRELLIS 29

30. TRELLIS 30

31. TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW 31

32. TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW 32

33. TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW 33

34. TRELLIS – Getting books NOT at UW 34

35. Going Beyond TUG 35

36. Going Beyond TUG 36

37. Going Beyond TUG 37

38. Any Questions?

39. Your Turn! Try searching for books on a topic of your choice. What are the subjects given in the record? Choose a subject which you think would be appropriate. 39

40. Research Databases Use to find journal articles on topics Choose an appropriate database – Topic/subject – Date You can work from home! – Use the Connect from Home link 40

41. Research Databases 41 Searches a pre- determined set of databases Select the database to search

42. Research Databases 42

43. CSA Databases Over 20 databases covering a large variety of subject areas Can search multiple databases or a single database 43

44. CSA Databases 44

45. CSA Databases 45

46. CSA Databases 46

47. CSA Databases 47

48. CSA Databases 48

49. CSA Databases 49

50. Any Questions?

51. Your Turn! Search for articles on a topic of your choice. Select one article. – Write down the complete citation. – What are the subjects (descriptors)? – Is it available in full text electronically? (don’t forget to check TRELLIS even if Get It @ Waterloo says it isn’t!) 51

52. Cited Reference Searching A specialized type of searching Available through – Web of Science – Scopus 52

53. What is Cited Reference Searching? 53 Cited Reference Searching 1999 1965 (Earlier Work) line of research backwards 1999 2006 (Recent Work) line of research forwards End Note Chasing Look up the references listed at the end of an article Find articles that cite a previously published article

54. Cited Reference Searching: Search Example Lastowka, F. G. & Hunter, D. (2003). The laws of the virtual worlds. California Law Review. 54

55. Web of Science 55

56. Web of Science 56

57. Web of Science 57

58. Web of Science 58

59. Web of Science 59

60. Web of Science 60

61. Web of Science 61

62. Any Questions?

63. Your Turn! Navigate to Web of Science, and click the Cited Ref Search button How many times has the following article been cited? Griffiths, MD. Breaking the stereotype: the case for online gaming. Cyberpsychology & Behavior 6 (1): 81-91 FEB 2003. 63

64. Google Scholar Retrieves material from scholarly journals…BUT – Questions as to what is covered and not covered – Relevancy and ranking issues – Currency Generally, does not retrieve articles from research databases and other fee-based services such as those to which UW subscribes Use, but with caution and for specific types of materials… – E.g., conference papers, technical reports, government documents, white papers, etc. Google, itself, is not the problem – it's what Google finds that can be a problem 64

65. Google Scholar 65

66. Google Scholar 66 ("video game*" OR "digital game*" OR "synthetic world*" OR "virtual world*") AND (econom* OR currenc* OR capital OR commodity) Capitalization IS important! Basic Search Screen

67. Google Scholar 67

68. Google Advanced Search 68

69. Google Advanced Search 69

70. Google Advanced Search 70

71. Any Questions?

72. Your Turn! Using Google and Google Scholar, look for the article that you found in the CSA search. Did you find it? 72

73. Thank You!